Appalachian Partnership, Ohio Southeast, and Appalachian Growth Capital Host Annual Meeting, Announce Award Winners

Appalachian Partnership, Inc., (API), Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and Appalachian Growth Capital (AGC) held their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 9th, at the Ohio University Inn and Conference Center, sharing the impact made across Southeast Ohio in 2021 and celebrating the accomplishments of local economic development partners and regional businesses. API serves as the […]

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Opportunity Appalachia Accepting Applications

Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and Opportunity Appalachia hosted a webinar on Friday, February 25 to launch a second, expanded phase of Opportunity Appalachia. As the lead partner in Ohio, OhioSE invites all interested community and economic development leaders, local elected officials, developers, and business owners to learn about the opportunity to obtain technical assistance […]

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Opportunity Appalachia Announces Launch in Ohio

Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and Opportunity Appalachia will host a launch webinar on Friday, February 25 from 10:00-11:30 AM (EST) to launch a second, expanded phase of Opportunity Appalachia. As the lead partner in Ohio, OhioSE invites all interested community and economic development leaders, local elected officials, developers, and business owners to learn about […]

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Welcome to the Silicon Heartland

As I am sure you have all heard, Intel Corporation announced January 21st that it will build one of the largest microchip plants in the world in New Albany, Licking County. The plant will be a $20 billion investment – the largest private investment in Ohio’s history. Intel will create 3,000 direct jobs paying an average of […]

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Building a Strong Foundation in Southeast Ohio

JobsOhio just announced record project and job creation results for 2021. As the regional JobsOhio network partner, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) also experienced near record results. We assisted 46 company expansions and new locations in 2021. Those companies will create 1,340 new, quality jobs and invest over $352 million in fixed assets.   These milestones are […]

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Oil & Gas Investment in Southeast Ohio

Cleveland State University recently updated its semi-annual Shale Investment Dashboard.  The report shows that from 2011 to through 2020, $92.9 billion dollars has been spent in Ohio tied to the upstream (leasing and drilling), midstream (pipelines and processing) and downstream (power plants and petrochemical manufacturing) developments across Ohio.   For 10 years, the Utica Shale, more […]

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Appalachian Community Capital Receives $1.5 M Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission

Appalachian Community Capital today announced receipt of a $1,500,000 technical assistance grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to help bring investment into Central Appalachian communities in five states: Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) is a lead partner in Opportunity Appalachia, an initiative designed to provide targeted […]

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Holmes, Monroe and Pike Counties in Southeast Ohio Recognized in Top Ten Nationally for Economic Development

Three Ohio counties located in Southeast Ohio were recently recognized for successful economic development outcomes in the year 2020 by Site Selection Magazine, a unit of Conway Data, Inc. Holmes, Monroe, and Pike counties were rated in the top ten of all U.S. rural counties that experienced economic development growth based upon private project investments […]

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JobsOhio Invests Over $30 Million in Southeast Ohio in 2020

JobsOhio, the state’s private economic development corporation designed to drive job creation and new capital investment in Ohio, has announced that through its regional network partner, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), it has invested over $30 million of JobsOhio funding into Southeast Ohio in 2020. Despite the challenges of the past year, businesses and entrepreneurs […]

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Five Communities Chosen for Prepared Communities Program

Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), in partnership with Bricker and Eckler LLP, today announced five communities in Southeast Ohio were selected to participate in the Prepared Communities Program: The Village of Greenfield in Highland County, the Village of Chauncey in Athens County, the Village of New Concord in Muskingum County, Jefferson County, and Noble County. […]

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